Sutanta Aditya
Medan, Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Sutanta Aditya is an editorial and documentary photographer who has dedicated his career to long-term coverage of unexpected disasters, social tragedies, and environmental issues.
EDUCATION:
– Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (B.Sc.IT) from 2008-2012.
– Communication Science at the Journalism College of Medan from 2007.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW:
– Selected in the 9th annual New York Portfolio Review in 2022, presented by the New York Times Photo Department, Photoville, and Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
– Selected as one of the 100 photographers for the Hamburg Portfolio Review in 2021.
AWARDS:
– First Prize of Climate Topic in the SUGi x NAVA Photo Awards in 2023.
– Nomination in Water Theme of the 8th Season of HIPA in 2020.
– Third place in Environmentalism Photo Story category of Indonesian Photojournalist Organization Awards in 2019.
– Grand Prize Winner in Sustainability Environment Awards of National Geographic Asia and Temasek in 2019.
– Grant Nominee in Climate Topic Edition of International Photography Magazine in 2018.
– Honorable Mention in Editorial, Photo Essay and Feature Story Category of Int’l Photography Awards in 2016.
– Winner of Scarcity Waste of Syngenta Photography Award in 2015.
– First Winner in the Environmentalism category of the Indonesia Photojournalists Organization Awards in 2015.
– The First Place – Editorial – Other – Int’l Photography Awards in 2014.
– Honorable Mention – Editorial – Other – Int’l Photography Awards in 2014.
– Second Place – Essay Photo Competition WWF and Antara News Photo Agency in 2012.
– Merit Price – Environment Category of Yonhap International Press Photo Awards in 2011.
– First Place – Social Issue of The Adiwarta Sampoerna Awards in 2009.
2017 - PhotogrVphy Grant, 2016 - The Other Hundred, 2016 - Int'l Photography Awards 2016, 2016 - Intl’ Photography Awards 2016, 2015 - Indonesian Photojournalist Association Awards, 2015 - Syngenta Photography Award, 2014 - Int’l Photography Awards 2014, 2014 - American Photographic Artists (APA), 2014 - Lucie Foundation Scholarship, 2013 - Pertamina Indonesia, 2013 - Indonesian Agriculture Ministry, 2012 - WWF and Indonesian Press Photo Agency, 2011 - Garuda Photo Competition, 2011 - Taman Safari Indonesia, 2011 - Yonhap International Press Photo Awards, 2010 - International Photo Competition (IPC), 2010 - Telkomsel Photojournalism Awards, 2010 - Indonesian Photojournalist Association, 2009 - Sampoerna Adiwarta Awards 2009, 2009 - National Geographic Indonesia, 2009 - Indonesian Agriculture Ministry
- Breaking news
- Conflict
- Crisis
- Editorial
- Environment
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Wildlife